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Ministry of Finance
Directorate General of GST Intelligence, Mumbai, arrests two persons for passing on and availing fictitious Input Tax Credit
Mumbai, 12 November 2020
Mumbai Zonal Unit of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence, CBIC has arrested Mr. Sunil Ratnakar Gutte, Director of M/s. Sunil Hitech Engineering Ltd., on charges of having fraudulently availed, utilized, as well as passed on fictitious Input Tax Credit, today, 12th November 2020. The Input Tax Credit amounts to Rs. 520 Crores which has been raised on the strength of bogus invoices received and issued without any actual supply of goods or services.
As per DGGI – Mumbai Zonal Unit’s investigation it has been found that a large cartel of companies, have indulged & participated in this fraud. M/s. Sunil Hitech Engineers Ltd. had issued and received fake invoices valued at approximately Rs. 3,000 Crores, and involving ITC amounting to Rs. 520 Crores. Investigations conducted by the DGGI across the country have revealed that the beneficiaries of these bogus invoices are located in all parts of the country, including New Delhi, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Gurugram, Meerut, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, etc. The investigations have revealed that M/s. Sunil Hitech Engineers Ltd. is one of the key operators involved in the fake ITC cartels throughout India.
In a parallel operation, the DGGI – Mumbai Zonal Unit also arrested Mr. Vijendra Vijayraj Ranka, Director of M/s. Shree Oshiya Ferro Alloy Pvt. Ltd. In pursuance of an on-going investigation, the DGGI – Mumbai Zonal Unit unearthed the bogus transactions being conducted by M/s. Shree Oshiya Ferro Alloy Pvt. Ltd. Subsequent enquiries revealed that M/s. Shree Oshiya Ferro Alloy Pvt. Ltd. had fraudulently issued as well as received bogus invoices without actual supply or receipt of any goods or service to the tune of Rs. 1371 Crores, involving ITC amounting to Rs. 209 Crores. It was also revealed that M/s. Shree Oshiya Ferro Alloy Pvt. Ltd. had made substantial supplies to M/s. Sunil Hitech Engineers Ltd.
These bogus transactions were used not just for generating bogus input tax credit, but also for artificially inflating their turnover so as to gain higher credit limit and bank loans, and also to siphon off funds.
As per Section 132 of the CGST Act 2017, issuance of an invoice or bill without supply of goods or services and wrongful availing or utilisation of Input Tax Credit on a bill/invoice without any supply of goods or services is a cognizable and non-bailable offence.
In light of the massive scale of the frauds committed by M/s. Sunil Hitech Engineers Ltd. and M/s. Shree Oshiya Ferro Alloy Pvt. Ltd., the Directors were arrested under the provisions of Section 69  of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 for committing offences under Section 132   and Section 132   of the said Act, and were produced before the High Court. Both the accused have been remanded to judicial custody.DL/DR
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PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 194.59 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 32,498
- Active cases stand at 0.08%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.71%
- 3,591 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
- 4,26,40,301
- 7,240 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 85.38 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,40,615 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Government of India
Ministry of Coal
Ministry of Coal signs an MoU with Ministry of Energy, Republic of Poland
(Ministry of Coal entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Energy, Republic of Poland here today. The MoU has been signed between Sh. Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Hon'ble Minister of State for Coal and Mines and Mr. Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Poland. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Shri Suresh Kumar, and Ambassador of Poland HE Mr. Adam Burakowski were present on the occasion,
The objective of this MoU is to foster relations in the field of coal mining and clean coal technologies through the already established Joint Coal Working Group as well as research institutes and academia between the two countries covering the following areas.
a. To promote trade and investment in the coal sector, enhance the understanding of coal related energy issues, particularly clean coal technologies, and promote the exchange of information on policies, programmes and technologies with special emphasis on coal exploration and exploitation, research and development, technical cooperation and capacity building.
b. To review the activities implemented under MoU.
c. To identify other forms of cooperation mutually agreed upon by the Participants.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said that India and Poland celebrated 60 years of vibrant diplomatic relations and also formalized cooperation agreements in different areas and he expressed hope that the MoU signed today would further strengthen these efforts. He also complimented the officials from Poland and India for identification of areas of cooperation and the development of this MoU after consistent engagements. He added that the MoU will greatly benefit in the field of clean technologies and would provide opportunities to both our countries to augment trade and investment in diverse areas in mining and energy sectors. He conveyed expectation that the joint working group created under the MoU would work very closely to take the aims of the MoU further in a time-bound manner. He further added that he also foresees a very strong scope for cooperation in other areas of mining in India.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 89
On Day-4 of Tika Utsav, more than 31.39 lakh vaccine doses given till 8 pm pushes Cumulative Vaccine Coverage to more than 11.43 Cr doses
3 States administer more than 1 Cr doses
Day 4 of the countrywide Tika Utsav saw the total vaccinations cross the 11.43 crore mark with more than 31.39 lakh vaccine doses were administered till 8 pm today. Today, 69,974 COVID Vaccination Centres  were operational, marking a rise of an average of 24,000 operational Vaccination Centres .. Workplace vaccinations have also enabled such a high turnout of beneficiaries.
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 11,43,18,455 as per the 8 pm provisional report today.
These include 90,63,976 Healthcare Workers  who have taken the 1st dose and 56,03,568 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 1,02,09,443 Frontline Workers  , 50,61,571 FLWs , 3,73,34,924 for over 45 years old to 60 years old , 8,94,077 for over 45 years old to 60 years old , 4,34,13,349 for above 60 years  and 27,37,547 for above 60 years  .
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Three states have administered more than 1 crore vaccinations – Maharashtra , Rajasthan  and Uttar Pradesh .
Total 31,39,063 vaccine doses were given till 8 pm today, the Eighty Ninth day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 27,19,964 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 4,19,099 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of the vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves signing and ratifying the Extradition Agreement between India and Morocco
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing and ratifying the Extradition Agreement between India and Morocco. The Agreement will be signed during the proposed VIP visit from Morocco from 11-18 November 2018.
Benefits:
The Agreement will provide a strong legal base for the extradition of fugitive offenders who are accused of economic offences, terrorism and other serious offences in one Contracting State and found in another Contracting State. This Treaty will also strengthen bilateral relations to deal with criminal elements acting against the national interest of both India and Morocco.
Special Service and Features
“Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity”- Theme of vigilance awareness Week of GST South Commissionerates
GST & CX, Audit II & South Commissionerates of GST & CX, Chennai and puducherry zone are observing vigilance awareness Week from 26th October to 1st November, 2021 with the theme “Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity”. Various activities relevant to the theme, both within & outside the department and outreach activities for students/ public/ citizens are being conducted. A drive was undertaken to spread awareness regarding complaints under PIDPI “Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers” Resolution, 2004.
To spread message of vigilance against corruption to public, the GST commissionerates have conducted Walkathon between 3.00 PM and 5.00 PM on 29.10.2021 by the GST Officers holding placards & distributing Pamphlets by following off by Smt. Sudha Koka, Commissioner of GST & Cx, Audit-II & South Commissionerates, Chennai. The GST officers have staged a street play during the Walkathon for creating awareness on corruption free society according to press release issued by Dr. S. Periyannan, Joint Commissioner, GST & Central Excise.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates ISRO team for the successful launch of its 100th satellite
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated ISRO team for the successful launch of its 100th satellite.
“My heartiest congratulations to ISRO and its scientists on the successful launch of PSLV today. This success in the New Year will bring benefits of the country's rapid strides in space technology to our citizens, farmers, fishermen etc.
The launch of the 100th satellite by ISRO signifies both its glorious achievements, and also the bright future of India's space programme.
Benefits of India's success are available to our partners! Out of the 31 Satellites, 28 belonging to 6 other countries are carried by today's launch”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
It is an honour to get film screened in IFFI: Actor Kartik Aryan
Dhamaka is edge-of-the-seat drama and you will enjoy it
Panaji, 21 November 2021
“I am happy to be in IFFI this time when my film is being screened, earlier I was here only as a fan,” said Actor Kartik Aryan while interacting with media on the sidelines of 52nd IFFI. He expressed happiness over organising arrangements of the film festival.
Kartik Aryan’s film Dhamaka is being screened in OTT section of the festival. “It is an edge-of-the-seat drama and you will enjoy it,” said the beaming actor who visited International Film Festival of India, Goa today.
He said he supports screening of the films on OTT as well as in theatre screens as these days people watch movies on any platform that they get access to.
Dhamaka which is a 1 hour and 44 minute long thriller was shot in a room using 360 degree technique. The movie is directed by Ram Madhvani.
“There were 8 to 10 cameras focussed on me in that room while I was shooting it,” said Shri Aryan.
Dhamaka is being screened on Netflix and it will be screened in IFFI as a part of BRICS films. For the first time ever, films from five BRICS nations, namely Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa alongwith India’s will be showcased through the BRICS Film Festival alongside IFFI.TEAM IFFI PIB |NT/MC/DR/IFFI-40
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Environment Ministry Launches a Regional Project to Tackle Stubble Burning
In another significant step to combat climate change, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved a regional project on ‘Climate Resilience Building among Farmers through Crop Residue Management’ under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change . The project was approved at the meeting of the National Steering Committee on Climate Change, held here today, under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri C.K Mishra. The first phase of the project has been approved at a cost of approximately Rs. 100 Crore for the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The project will leverage approximately three times the approved amount with contribution from the States as well as farmers.
The project not only aims to mitigate climate change impacts and enhance adaptive capacity, but will also counter the adverse environmental impacts that arise from burning. The project will be implemented following a phased approach. Initially, awareness generation and capacity building activities will be undertaken to encourage farmers to adopt alternate practices which would also help diversify livelihood options and enhance farmer’s income. A slew of technological interventions will be undertaken for timely management of crop residue in addition to effective utilisation of existing machineries. Implementable and sustainable entrepreneurship models will be created in rural areas through upscaling successful initiatives and innovative ideas. “Based upon the performance in the first phase, the scope could be enhanced and more activities can be supported subsequently”, said Secretary, MoEFCC, Shri. C.K Mishra. Projects from Nagaland, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh were also approved in the meeting. Despite limited budgetary provision, NAFCC has so far approved 27 innovative projects, covering vulnerable sectors like agriculture, animal husbandry, water, forestry among others, since its launch in 2015.
The problem of crop residue burning has been intensifying over the years, with Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh being the major burning hotspots. Increased mechanization, declining number of livestock, long period required for composting and no economically viable alternate use of residues are some of the reasons for residues being burnt in field. This not only has implications for global warming, but also has an adverse impact on air quality, soil health and human health.
Ministry of Education
STATUS OF NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR DESIGN INNOVATION
Government launched the scheme of “National Initiative for Design Innovation ” in March, 2014. Scheme envisaged establishment of 20 Design Innovation Centres , One Open Design School  and One National Design Innovation Network  across the country for promoting the culture of innovation, design and creative problem-solving. Presently, 20 DICs have been established on Hub-Spoke Model with 64 Spokes. DIC Hubs include 10 Indian Institutes of Technology , 9 Central/State Government Universities and a School of Planning and Architecture. ODS and NDIN have been established in IIT, Bombay and Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore respectively.
The NIDI scheme does not provide the allocation of funds to any specific district. DICs are established by co-locating them in existing publicly funded institutes of national reputes, like IIT’s, NIT’s, Central and State universities, to facilitate optimal utilization of the existing resources including faculty and infrastructure with a funding of Rs.10.00 Cr. for each DIC. Institutes are selected for setting up of DICs on the basis of the thematic areas to be worked upon, innovative ideas/products to be developed under the scheme, discipline of institute.
The objective of the scheme is to promote a culture of innovation and creative problem-solving. It is envisaged that these DICs would not only focus on the spread of design education but also propel the R&D activities in design that become the catalyst for devising innovative solutions to societal challenges suiting Indian conditions. DICs have been developing the culture of design innovation in the country and continuously creating an atmosphere where students and community come together to make a difference in human life. Under the scheme, More than 50 start-ups have been initiated/supported, around 2000 innovative products initiated/delivered and approximately 250 patents are filed.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Swarnajayanti Fellow from CDRI probing mitochondrion of malaria parasite for hints into alternative drug targets
Dr. Niti Kumar, Scientist at the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, a Swarnajayanti fellowship awardee of 2020-21, along with her research group, is trying to identify proteins which influence the shape-function of the single mitochondrion that the malaria parasite harbors as well as how it undergoes repair. Understanding these processes will help decipher how the parasite adapts to environmental perturbations, mitigate drug-induced toxicity , drive recurrence of infection after completion of treatment, and relapse from dormant stages.
Malaria biology is an interesting field not only from the perspective of biochemical or molecular investigations, but it also allows addressing exciting cell biology/organelle-biology questions. This intracellular parasite exhibits unique organellar complexity and divergence. It harbors a single mitochondrion which undergoes dramatic morphological changes, an apicoplast , very dynamic endoplasmic reticulum, and lysosomes.
So far, experimental exploration of questions related to biogenesis, division, repair of these organelles in human malaria parasites is very limited. Understanding about the fission-fusion processes in parasite organelles, especially for mitochondrion-ER-lysosomes organelle contacts, remains unexplored.
To delve into this area, her group is trying to probe into mitochondrial dynamics and inter-organelle communication during environmental stress and drug-induced toxicity.
“For pharmaceutical companies, parasitic diseases are low priority area for investments, therefore, continuous academic research efforts are required for investigating critical parasite pathways which may give hints into alternative sites or drug targets for antimalarial intervention to tackle emerging drug resistance, and this will directly translate into societal benefits,” said Dr. Niti.
Dr. Niti’s research group is using multi-pronged approaches to understand how the structurally-functionally diverged components of genome and proteome maintenance pathways give a survival advantage to the malaria parasite. It is very intriguing that despite the vulnerability to genotoxic and proteotoxic stress, the parasite maintains cellular homeostasis even under hostile conditions and is able to withstand immune surveillance mounted by mosquito vector and human host.
In addition to fundamental research, her group is also involved in the antimalarial drug discovery program and open-source drug discovery initiatives . Her research group participates in exploration of the medicinal chemistry landscape to identify novel hits/leads against the drug-resistant malaria and probes into their probable mode of action to evaluate alternative sites of intervention.
“The know-how generated through curiosity-driven research explorations of parasite biology can be also extrapolated to other human pathogens and host-pathogen interactions,” she pointed out.
For more details, Dr. Niti Kumar CSIR-CDRI  can be contacted.
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Prime Minister pays obeisance at Gurudwara Ber Sahib
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid obeisance at Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab.
Inside the main premises of the Gurudwara, the Prime Minister offered his prayers and was presented with a shawl by the priests. Thereafter PM Modi was given a tour of the premises and he visited the Ber tree under which Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is said to have meditated for over 14 years.
After the conclusion of the visit the Prime Minister departed for Dera Baba Nanak where he will inaugurate the Passenger Terminal Building and flag off the first Jatha of devotees to Kartarpur.
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Department of Integrative Medicine inaugurated at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
Ministries of Ayush and Health & Family Welfare are committed towards promoting the integrative health approach: Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya jointly inaugurated the Integrative Medicine Centre at Safdarjung Hospital today.
Minister of State for Health, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar and Minister of State for Ayush, Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai and Secretary Ayush, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha were also present on the occasion.
On this occasion, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal said, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, both the ministries of Ayush and Health and Family Welfare are committed towards promoting the integrative approach”
“I am pleased to inform the audience that just yesterday, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi entered in an MoU with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi which is also on the same lines as Safdarjung Hospital,” announced the Minister.
Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that the central government is working towards setting up a separate wing for integrative medicine, an approach that combines conventional medicine with traditional treatments, in all the medical colleges and hospitals. Government has established 1,50,000 health and wellness centres across platforms that promote meditation, yoga, and all aspects and activities.
He also said, "In the coming days, both the ministries are working on having a separate department for integrative medicine in all AIIMS, and to have arrangements for research. In this regard the present event will become a landmark in establishing Integrative medicine in India.”
“Wellness approach is the need of the hour. Healthy people create a healthy society, and a healthy society plays a vital role in building of a great nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wellness approach is oriented at deferring ailments and diseases and the integrative approach is going to play an important role in propagating the wellness to keep ailments away”, added the health minister.
Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda Prof. Tanuja Manoj Nesari said, “The future of medicine lies in integration and multiple therapies such as Panchakarma, Yoga, Lifestyle and related infrastructure are available in Safdarjung hospital has benefitted as many as 6000 patients till now”
It is noteworthy that All India Institute of Ayurveda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with All India Institute of Medical Sciences , New Delhi for collaboration in the field of academics and research. The MoU was signed in the presence of Dr. M. Srinivas, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi and Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush.